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Virginia Air And Space Center

Virginia Air And Space Center, a museum in Virginia
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Virginia Air And Space Center, a museum in Virginia
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Virginia Air And Space Center, a museum in Virginia
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Virginia Air And Space Center is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Carousel Park & Hampton Carousel, a park 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 17 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Virginia Air and Space Science Center is a museum and educational facility in Hampton, Virginia that also serves as the visitors center for NASA's Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base. The museum also features an IMAX digital theater and offers summer aeronautic- and space-themed camps for children. The museum includes the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1992.

Wikidata Q7934106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hampton (City)
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.02392, -76.34423
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine: 0.4 mi
  • Fluidity: 5.8 mi
  • Camel: 6.4 mi
  • OV Amusement Park Mermaid: 7.1 mi
  • Sunburst: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Rosa Parks: 0.4 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Fort Monroe: 2.5 mi
  • Exterior Fort Wall: 2.5 mi
  • Battery DeRussy: 2.5 mi
Attractions
Museums: 50
Gardens: 45
  • Buckroe Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Newport News Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Hampton Roads Garden: 8.3 mi
  • African Village Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Wellness Orchard: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Trashmore: 18.0 mi
  • Encore Hill: 18.3 mi
  • White Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Knob Hill: 20.1 mi
  • The Isaacs: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 14.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 15.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virginia Air And Space Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSE 138°18 m18.0 mi
White HillESE 116°10 m19.5 mi
Knob HillSW 218°8 m20.1 mi
The IsaacsENE 78°2 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:5020:29
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1616:1216:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414349586775797872615144
Precip in3.52.94.43.33.84.05.34.94.83.93.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Langley AFB, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/388473825

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